The original post on this outing was deleted in the transfer of servers, so here is an updated version.
When I first saw Andrew Mclean’s book ‘The Chuting Gallery’ I was dumbfounded. I was peacefully enjoying the powder bowls of the Wasatch Mtns and had no idea of the crazy shit that was going down. Andrew’s book frightened and excited me. My mind was opened to what was possible on skis. I started ticking off 3 star routes in very stable conditions and checking out some of the obscure stuff. However, some of the lines like ‘The Ribbon’ at Alta never even interested me at all. It just looked plain stupid.
When BJ Brewer called and asked if I wanted to ski it, I really had to think it over and examine if it was something I wanted to do. Somehow the answer came back ‘YES’!
All in all a very unique day on skis that took a long time to traverse and descend. My obsessive compulsive mind came up with the thought of skiing all the lines in The Chuting Gallery after having ticked off this difficult piece. A few years later I’m 4 chutes shy of ‘finishing’ the book. Weather and conditions permitting I’ll finish those up and find something more relaxing to read.
wondering what those last 4 chutes are…..
Final four-
Generator- Attempted several times and accidentally skied a different line near by
Pfieferhorn NE Face- Attempted 3 times and failed due to snow conditions
Lightning Bolt- Attempted once and didn’t drop in due to heavy snow
Great White Icicle- Not sure what to think about this one, going to take a ton of snow!
Just skied the Generator, so that leaves 3!